Data as of: DVSA MOT results to 2025
Yamaha YZF-R125: MOT pass rate by registration year
Which YZF-R125 years pass first time, and which fall short of the model's 68.0% average, from 63,719 DVSA tests.
Pass rate by registration year
Highest pass rate: 2020 (79.6% of 633 tests). Lowest: 2009 (65.2% of 9,714). Years more than two points below the model average: 2008, 2009.
| Registered | Tests | First-time pass | vs model (68.0%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9,328 | 65.2% | -2.8 pp |
| 2009 | 9,714 | 65.2% | -2.8 pp |
| 2010 | 8,274 | 66.1% | -1.9 pp |
| 2011 | 5,911 | 66.6% | -1.4 pp |
| 2012 | 5,532 | 67.5% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 5,255 | 67.1% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 5,344 | 69.7% | +1.7 pp |
| 2015 | 4,020 | 70.5% | +2.5 pp |
| 2016 | 3,407 | 71.7% | +3.7 pp |
| 2017 | 2,216 | 76.9% | +8.9 pp |
| 2018 | 2,239 | 75.0% | +7.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1,617 | 75.2% | +7.2 pp |
| 2020 | 633 | 79.6% | +11.6 pp |
| 2021 | 215 | 76.7% | +8.7 pp |
Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years. A first-time MOT pass is a roadworthiness check, not a full mechanical inspection.
Pass rate over time
Questions
- Which YZF-R125 years have the lowest MOT pass rate?
- 2008, 2009 registered examples pass first time less often than the Yamaha YZF-R125 overall (68.0%); the 2009 cohort is lowest at 65.2% from 9,714 tests.
- Which YZF-R125 year has the highest MOT pass rate?
- 2020, at 79.6% of 633 first tests (2005–2025). Years more than two points above the model average: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
- How much does the YZF-R125 pass rate vary by year?
- 14.4 percentage points between the highest (2020, 79.6%) and lowest (2009, 65.2%) cohorts with at least 50 tests. Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.
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